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US slams Chinese ‘nature reserve’ as effort to claim South China Sea 

08 August 2026

The United States has slammed China over a territorial dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a key mariti...

Lebanese soldiers injured while Israeli troops intrude on southern town 

08 August 2026

Three Lebanese soldiers have been wounded while trying to defuse unexploded ordnance in the southern village of Zawtar a...

Yemen’s government forces attack Houthis amid renewed shelling of Marib 

08 August 2026

News|Houthis Yemeni government forces have launched attacks on Houthi positions across multiple front lines, hours after...

‘Debilitating’: Hunter Biden speaks out about father Joe Biden’s cancer 

08 August 2026

Hunter Biden, the younger son of former United States President Joe Biden, has offered an update on his father’s cance...

Serbia and Ukraine pledge closer economic ties, eye free trade deal 

08 August 2026

Serbia and Ukraine have agreed to deepen economic cooperation, with both sides pledging to finalise a long-stalled free ...

British Columbia issues evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires 

08 August 2026

The district of Summerland in British Columbia has issued evacuation orders, as powerful wildfires continue to sweep acr...

Gaza health chief urges action to ‘save’ Dr Abu Safia before it’s too late 

08 August 2026

The director general of Gaza’s Ministry of Health has called for urgent action to “save” the life of detained Pale...

Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye pact: A new shield or strategic signal? 

08 August 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Three folders – two in green and one in crimson red – changed hands beneath a portrait of Sa...

Iraq’s Kurdish region wants to stay out of regional conflicts: PM Barzani 

08 August 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Ir...

UAE says Iran targeted ADNOC tanker in Strait of Hormuz, no casualties 

08 August 2026

The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of striking a tanker owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with ...